Books like Based on a True Story
Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald reads as deadpan, cynical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris · 2000
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Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher · 2008
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Running with Scissors
Augusten Burroughs · 2002
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Wow, No Thank You.
Samantha Irby · 2020
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Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson · 2015
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Yes Please
Amy Poehler · 2014
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Kasher in the rye
Moshe Kasher · 2012
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Role Models
John Waters · 2010
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A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson · 1998
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Foreskin's lament
Shalom Auslander · 2007
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Take the cannoli
Sarah Vowell · 2000
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A Girl Named Zippy
Haven Kimmel · 2001
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